Preserving a Heritage Craft: The ShetlandPeerieMakkers
Do you remember who taught you to knit? It’s an interesting question, many of us remember an older relative constantly knitting in our youth and at some point, we must have shown an interest and been taught how to form knits and purls. Shetland has a long tradition of knitting, mostly for trade as the […]
Traditional Irish Aran Knitting
Review, Revise, Rewind – Three R’s for knitters looking for a sustainable wardrobe
Slow fashion has gone beyond buzz word status and is here to stay. Consumers demand clothes that last and are willing to invest more effort and, often, more money into making and acquiring pieces with staying power. Knitters have always known that wool, the ultimate sustainable fiber, is at the forefront of this movement. When […]
Learning from History
As a lifelong lover of natural fibres and hand crafts, it’s hardly surprising that I should find myself living in Wales and becoming fascinated with its textile history. Wales is a land of mountains, hills and rivers. In many places it is populated more densely with sheep than with humans, for over a thousand years […]